© Peter Fannen, Dancers: Hayley Walker, Daisy Dancer & Pagan Hunt
Fertile Ground 360 Professional Development Programme call out for emerging North East dancers
As Fertile Ground dancers head back to the studio to tour our double bill Play, Pause, Repeat, we are excited to also resume our professional development programme.
The 360 programme will support newly trained dancers aged 18-25. It is aimed at recent graduates who might be struggling to obtain their first professional job in the sector. Running alongside our professional artistic programme, it offers mentoring and practical sessions with Fertile Ground staff and collaborators, support with managing self-employment, audition preparation, maintaining and improving dance technique through regular training with the Company. It is designed to increase performance and broaden professional capabilities with the aim of enhancing confidence and skills amongst talented dancers who face difficulties in achieving their goals due to personal or environmental circumstances.
Beyond the free professional development opportunity, Fertile Ground will offer bursaries to support the costs of participation.
To apply, you must:
Be a newly trained dancer aged 18-25.
Have a meaningful connection to the North East of England - candidates would be born, trained or have lived for a significant amount of time in the NE in the last few years.
To be considered for the position please send the following information to audition@fertileground.org.uk using FG 360 programme 2024 as subject title:
A current CV including your date of birth, your training history and any performance experience to date
A short motivation letter stating the reasons for your interest in the 360 programme and your relation to the North East of England
A link to a video of you dancing - maximum 10 minutes long. If the footage shows you dancing in a group, please, identify yourself clearly in the recording.
The deadline to apply is 23 September, 12pm, 2024.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview. As there are limited places on the programme and in the case of a large number of applicants, the company might ask shortlisted applicants to attend a live audition.
Time frame: Selected participants will be offered professional opportunities with the Company from September 30, 2024 and for a period of one year.
About us: Fertile Ground is the North East of England’s repertory touring dance company. Dedicated to talent development and retention in the North East and North of England, our aim is to nurture, challenge and inspire a new generation of dance artists and to develop and present inspirational and accessible dance for the people of the North. Our vision is to help make the North East of England the place to dance.
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